Oven.



H. G. HOWELL.

OVEN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. z, 1911.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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OVEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 2, 1911.

iatented Sept. f5, 191.3.

Serial No. 641,886.

To all fio/tom t may concern Be it known that I, HENRY Gr. Howum., a citizen oit the United States, residing at Anderson, in the county oi Anderson and State of South Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ovens, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in ovens of that type adapted particularly to be attached to or used in conjunction with open gratos and like :fire places.

ln the present instance, it is my purpose to provide a portable oven which will embrace the desired :tea-tures of simplicity, convenience and etliciency, and which may be adjusted upon its supports to assume the desired position with respect to the grate.

Furthermore, it is my purpose to provide an oven having double top, bottom and side walls, while the rear of the oven is in the form of a single wall.

lVith the abovesrecited objects and others of a similar nature in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:-l `igure 1 is a perspective view of an oven embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vert-ical sectional view, taken through a portion oit' the top and side wall of the oven. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of a portion of the iront of the oven, showing the door in closed position.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in detail, vthe letter A designates the body oit the oven as an entirety, said body portion comprising an outer casing l and an inner casing 2 spaced apart therefrom, the walls of the outer casing at the front having flanges turned inwardly at 3 and connected through rivets l or the like with the adjacent out turned edge of the inner casing to close the space between the inner and outer casings at the it'ront of the oven. At the rear of the oven, I provide a back wall 5 for the casings, which, being attached to the back oit the outer casing covers both the back of the outer casing and the back of the inner casing. It will be seen that by such a construction of the oven as just described, l provide a space G formed between the walls oi the two casings, the air in said space being heated and thereby assists in retainingr the temperature of the oven at the desired degree.

rl'he top oil the casing l. is Formed with the inwardly turned flanges T t`orming guideways 8 :tor the reception oit the sliding lid t), the latter having an aperture ,l0 therein by means of which the lid may be moved outward to extend over an adjacent grate or drawn inward to lie directly over the oven top. This lid when extended may be used for frying or 'for supporting receptacles thereon which contain food to be heated or cooked. '.lhe trout ot the oven is provided with a door 1.0 hinged to the bottom of the front as at 11, said door when open being supported by the hinged supporting members 1Q comici-,ted to the inner wall ol the oven and to the door, as shown in llig. l.. ["his door is 'tol-med with an outer wall 13 and an inner wall lfl spaced apart therefrom, the space between the two walls ol the door being provided with a filling 15 oit asbestos or other lireprooi material. The outer face or wall 13 ol. the door is larger than the Vall lll so that the flange l5 ol? single thickness extends around the door, the inner wall bcing fastened by rivets or the like 17 to the outer wall.

lhe numeral 18 designates a locking bolt rotatable by means ot the thumb nut if), said bolt projecting through the door and carrying a latch member 2() adapted to lock in a slot or groove 2l in the top wall oi the inner chamber.

In order to adjustahly support the oven, l provide a iframe comprising a pair of horizontally disposed brace bars QQ having downturned angular end portions 23, through which pass the vertical adjusting screws 24. The brace bars are connected by means oit a cross bar Q5, while extending vertically upward 'from each brace bar is an inverted approximately U-sliaped leg 2G. lktendinf.; vertically between the members oi: each U-shaped leg is a rod Q7, the lower end oil each rod being connected as at 2S to the adjacent horizontal or brace bar, while the top end is secured as at 29 to the adjacent portion oi. the top oit the U-shapcd leg. Connected to each adjacent side wall ot the oven casing is a bracket 3() carrying a sleeve 3]., adapted to loosely receive the adjacent vertical rod 2T, while 32 indicates a set screw by means oit which the sleeve may be stationarily and adjustably held upon the rod.

From the construction just described, it will be seen that the oven is provided with brackets slidable upon the vertical rods 27 supported by their frames, so that the body of the oven may be raised and lowered to any desired position of adjustinent on the vertical rods. lfilithin the oven and suitably spaced apart are the horizontally disposed supporting strips 33 for the support of the usual oven shelves.

From the above descriptionj taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction and manner of using my improved oven will be readily apparent. It will be noted thatl the oven may be moved to a position adjacent to the open grate, or in direct contact therewith. Furthermore, it will be seen that the supporting frame for the oven may be properly leveled at the base by means oi the adjusting screws 24 while the oven itself may be adjusted vertically upon its supporting rods by the thumb screws and sleev-e brackets, heretofore mentioned.

I claim l. An oven comprising a body portion, means 'for adjustably supporting said oven, said means comprising a base frame7 a plurality of U-shaped legs projecting upwardly from the base frame at the opposite sides of the oven, rods extending between the U-shaped legs and t-he base frame, brackets secured to the oven, a sleeve on each bracket designed to receive the respective rod, and means carried by the base frame for adjustingthe latter relatively to the floor. f

2. An oven comprising a body portion, means for adjustably supporting` said oven, said means comprising a base frame, a plurality of U-shaped legs carried by the trame, rods extending between the U-shaped legs and the base frame, means carried by v the oven for adjustably connecting the latter to the rods, and means carried by the base traine for adjusting the latter relatively j HENRY G. HOWELL. Witnessesz y C. J. DELAMrs, A. B. SULLIVAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

